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IKEA discriminates against women in the workplace, according to $1 million lawsuit
A Wayne woman sued IKEA in the Pennsylvania Eastern District Court for alleged civil rights violations, according to documents filed Feb. 26.
Advance Fitness sued by man who fell doing box jumps
A Sharon Hill man sued Advance Fitness LLC of Collingdale after he fell off a box during box jumps in a workout class, according to documents filed in the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas.
Lawsuit: Botched roofing job has Monroeville school plugging leaks
PITTSBURGH - Eastern Area Special Schools of Monroeville is seeking damages from the parties responsible for an allegedly botched roofing job done at its campus, according to documents filed in February the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas.
Penn State bulled student with mental disabilities out of graduate program, lawsuit says
A former Pennsylvania State University Harrisburg student filed a lawsuit on Feb. 25 against the university for discrimination allegations, according to documents from the Pennsylvania Middle District Court.
VA's incompetence cost man both his legs, lawsuit says
The Crescenz Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC) at 3900 Woodland Avenue in Philadelphia is facing a civil suit from a North Wales man who says negligence from the hospital staff resulted in the amputation of both his legs.
City of Clairton refusing to pay contractors for roadwork project, suit says
The City of Clairton, along with its engineering firm, KLH Engineers, Inc, is facing charges in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas from a general contractor who says the city is refusing to pay costs owed for a roadwork project.
Collapsed chair leads to lawsuit against Lancaster restaurant
A civil suit was filed on Feb. 16 against the Lancaster Commercial Traveler's Association (LCTA) by a Lancaster man that alleges that a chair he sat on at the LCTA restaurant on Yorkshire Drive was defective, after the chair collapsed when he sat.
Truck driver who fell in loading dock seeking restitution from Plainville Farms
HARRISBURG - A commercial truck driver from Wheeling, Ill., filed civil charges against food manufacturer Plainville Farms on Feb. 18 after he says he slipped at a Plainville loading dock and sustained injuries, according to court documents filed in Harrisburg federal court.
Lawsuit: Woman contracted Legionnaire's disease from water at Cigna Healthcare
A Coraopolis woman filed civil charges against the Cigna Healthcare facility on Park Lane Drive in Pittsburgh after she says she contracted Legionnaire's disease from the facility's water.
Montoursville baseball coach loses eye in batting cage, files lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA - A Montoursville Area School District sixth-grade teacher and assistant baseball coach is seeking damages from multiple defendants after a baseball allegedly ripped through polyethylene safety netting and struck him in the right eye, causing surgical removal of the eye in addition to other injuries.
United States facing civil suit after woman injured at Philadelphia Navy Exchange store
PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia woman is seeking damages from the United States after she allegedly slipped and fell at the NEX Navy Exchange retail store on Robbins St. in Philadelphia.
Jogger sues Pittsburgh after tripping on metal object in sidewalk
PITTSBURGH - The City of Pittsburgh, along with the owner and operator of the strip center at the corner of 26th St. and Smallman St., is facing civil charges from an Allegheny County woman who says she tripped on a hazardous sidewalk near the center while jogging.
American Honda Motor Co. sells lemons, according to lawsuit
PITTSBURGH - A Pennsylvania car dealership is being sued by a Sewickley couple who say they were deceptively sold a lemon for over $40,000, according to documents filed in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas.
Atlantic City buffet facing lawsuit after Philadelphia woman slips in butter
PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia woman has brought civil charges against global hospitality company MGM Resorts International (MGM) after she allegedly sustained injuries slipping on the floor at MGM's Borgata Buffet in Atlantic City.
A big TV, a torn bicep and a lawsuit against Best Buy
READING - Best Buy is being sued by a Shoemakersville man who says he tore his bicep lifting a television purchased from Best Buy into his car, according to documents filed in the Berks County Court of Common Pleas.
Blind men sue Showtime, request audio description tracks on programming
PITTSBURGH - Charges have been brought against Showtime Networks Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania by two men who say that Showtime violates the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by not having audio description tracks for video content to serve the blind and visually impaired people who want to use the platform.
Lawsuit says Samsung phone blew up in man's ear
PHILADELPHIA - Samsung Electronics is fighting a lawsuit originally filed in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas by an Edwardsville man who says his phone spontaneously combusted mid-telephone call by removing the case to federal court.
Kane Center sued after morbidly obese woman fell, broke tibia
PITTSBURGH - Allegheny County is being sued for a case of alleged deprivation of rights of a nursing home resident at the Kane Scott Center, a skilled nursing long-term care facility, according to documents filed Feb. 4 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia teen seeks damages from A Taste of Britain after suffering first- and second-degree burns
MEDIA - A Philadelphia teen is suing A Taste of Britain, a tea room and cafe in Wayne, for damages caused by a cafe employee allegedly spilling scalding liquid on the the plaintiff, causing first- and second-degree burns.
Lansdale Big Lots sued for at least $50K by woman who tripped on frame in aisle
A Lansdale woman is suing Big Lots Stores, Inc. after she allegedly tripped on a wooden frame that had fallen off an overflowing unattended restocking cart at the Lansdale Big Lots, according to documents filed in the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas.